Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Wed Aug 8 11:30 PM
TOR 28 @ CGY 13 L  
Ex
Sat Aug 11 11:30 PM
HAM 0 @ CGY 7 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Sat Aug 18 11:30 PM
BC 17 @ CGY 14 L  
2
Sat Aug 25 11:30 PM
CGY 22 @ EDM 23 L  
2
Mon Aug 27 9:30 PM
CGY 15 @ WPG 16 L  
3
Sat Sep 1 11:30 PM
SSK 17 @ CGY 27 W  
4
Sat Sep 8 11:30 PM
CGY 15 @ BC 45 L  
4
Mon Sep 10 11:30 PM
EDM 28 @ CGY 15 L  
5
Sat Sep 15 11:30 PM
WPG 6 @ CGY 16 W  
5
Mon Sep 17 10:00 PM
CGY 1 @ SSK 18 L  
6
Sat Sep 22 11:30 PM
CGY 0 @ EDM 52 L  
7
Sat Sep 29 11:30 PM
WPG 37 @ CGY 14 L  
8
Sat Oct 6 11:30 PM
CGY 7 @ BC 24 L  
8
Mon Oct 8 10:30 PM
EDM 36 @ CGY 8 L  
9
Mon Oct 15 10:30 PM
BC 22 @ CGY 21 L  
10
Sat Oct 20 9:00 PM
CGY 25 @ WPG 17 W  
10
Mon Oct 22 10:30 PM
SSK 19 @ CGY 29 W  
11
Sat Oct 27 3:30 PM
CGY 0 @ SSK 33 L  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 16 4 12 0 8 229 410 L1 2-4-0
    Home 8 3 5 0 6 144 182 W1 2-4-0
    Visitor 8 1 7 0 2 85 228 L1 1-5-0

Full 1956 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 3 (2-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 4 (2-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 9 (1-8-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 3 (2-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 12 (1-11-0)
After 3rd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (0-10-0)
After 4th 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 12 (0-12-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.563 3-5-0 (8) 1-7-0 (8)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
BC Lions (4) 0.375
Edmonton Elks (4) 0.688
Saskatchewan Roughriders (4) 0.625
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4) 0.563
19561955 +/-
Average Combined Score 39.94 +8.19
Average Winning Score 24.25 +7.00
Average Losing Score 11.00 -0.67
Average Home Score 18.00 +4.75
Average Visitor Score 10.63 -2.25
Average Margin of Victory 9.50 +0.75
Average Margin of Loss 18.25 +7.83
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Calgary 144 (18.0) 85 (10.6) 229 (14.3)
Opponent 228 (28.5) 182 (22.8) 410 (25.6)
1st Calgary 36 (4.5) 17 (2.1) 53 (3.3)
Opponent 52 (6.5) 33 (4.1) 85 (5.3)
2nd Calgary 12 (1.5) 15 (1.9) 27 (1.7)
Opponent 79 (9.9) 77 (9.6) 156 (9.8)
3rd Calgary 41 (5.1) 40 (5.0) 81 (5.1)
Opponent 46 (5.8) 52 (6.5) 98 (6.1)
4th Calgary 55 (6.9) 13 (1.6) 68 (4.3)
Opponent 51 (6.4) 20 (2.5) 71 (4.4)
Head Coaches
1956 Player Awards and Nominations
1956 Most Outstanding
Calgary Stampeders 1956 All-Star Selections
2 All-Division Selections
G Harry Langford
DT Dick Huffman

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1956 Calgary Stampeders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–2 (2)   Phil Muntz (FB) Toronto (UofT)
2–2 (11)   Ted Roman (T) Western Ontario
3–2 (20)   Ted Taporowski (T) McGill
4–2 (29)   Bill Bell (T) McMaster

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